Blue Mountains is a national park in Australia’s New South Wales that is popular amongst tourists in Sydney.

The “Three Sisters” is one of the top attractions at the Blue Mountains. It was formed when soft standstone eroded over time. The Three Sisters got its name from an aboriginal legend where three sisters from a tribe were believed to be turned to stone.

Blue Mountains, The Three Sisters, Sydney

 

Scenic World at the Blue Mountains

The Scenic World at the Blue Mountains offered guests four types of adventures to explore the Blue Mountains landscape better – a Skywalk, a cableway, a walkway and a railway.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

 

First, we took the Scenic Skyway that connected two cliff tops. The glass floor of the Skyway enabled us to see the breathtaking view of the rainforest canopy. We could also see a waterfall, the Three Sisters, and the valley.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

 

Next, we took the Scenic Cableway that descended into the Jamison Valley. The Cableway was the largest and steepest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

 

The Scenic Walkway was next. We strolled through a huge Jurassic rainforest and learned about the flora and fauna in the area as well as the coal mining history.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

 

The last adventure was the Scenic Railway, the steepest passenger railway in the world. The picture below is a replica of the actual railway. We went upwards and backwards really fast. There were other tour groups that did the railway first, so theirs went downwards and forward, very much like a roller coaster ride. That would have been more thrilling, but I guess I was thankful that we did the ride upwards. If not, I would have two frightened little girls at the end of the ride.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

This was the view from the Scenic Railway.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

Here is another view of the mountains.

Blue Mountains, Scenic World, Sydney

 

Sydney Olympic Stadium

After the Blue Mountains, we stopped by the Olympic stadium.

Sydney Olympic Stadium

 

River Cruise

A river cruise brought us back to the city. We saw the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Harbour Bridge on a cruise

 

 

 

Sydney Opera House

 

Sydney Harbour

A great way to spend the evening after the cruise is to have dinner at the Sydney Harbour while enjoying a lovely view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

 

The tags in green were where we visited on this day.


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Tip

The trip to Sydney’s Blue Mountains can be easily combined with a trip to Featherdale Wildlife Park.  There are many tours that offer such day trips.

 

NEXT DAY: Taronga Zoo and the Rock

 

This was part of our 5-day trip to Sydney with Kids.

 

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